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You have a free will, free to believe what God has told us in His word or not. Free to reject it in the face of all the evidence in the world.

But you will never believe, no matter what the evidence, if you choose not to. No amount of evidence will convince you, even if someone rises from the dead. You're not the only one in that position. It's a principle that applies to all people for all time.

Miracles are always being excused and written off as somehow just being natural in origin with some explanation of why it violated the natural laws just this one time. Things like, *Well, statistically, it was bound to happen...* sort of nonsense. I heard the nonsense that Jesus didn't really raise the dead but He knew they were in a catatonic state.

But even then, you'd still have to explain how He acquired that kind of knowledge in those days and was able to diagnose it and treat it with NO medical facilities available. Either way, His actions are inexplicable.

Luke 16

19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

25"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

27"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'

29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.'

30" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'

31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "